Facts about William Morris

Occup.	Designer
From	England
Born	March 24, 1834
Died	October 3, 1896
Aged	62 years

Summary

William Morris was a famous Designer from England, who lived between March 24, 1834 and October 3, 1896. He/she became 62 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by William.

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14 Famous quotes by William Morris

"Give me love and work - these two only"

William Morris

"Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung"

William Morris

"The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make"

William Morris

"If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art"

William Morris

"I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name"

William Morris

"I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few"

William Morris

"History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created"

William Morris

"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful"

William Morris

"So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die"

William Morris

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life"

William Morris

"The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?"

William Morris

"No man is good enough to be another's master"

William Morris

"It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last"

William Morris

"A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him as he works"

William Morris